How they compare
| Candle | Price | Size | Burn | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEST New York Birchwood Pine | — | 8.1 oz | 50 hrs | — |
| Pinon (P.F. Candle Co)Best value | $24.00 | 7.2 oz | 40 hrs | $0.60 |
| Catskills (Brooklyn Candle Studio) | $34.00 | 7.5 oz | 50 hrs | $0.68 |
| Santal (Brooklyn Candle Studio) | $34.00 | 7.5 oz | 50 hrs | $0.68 |
Burn hours are as stated by each maker, never measured by us. Where a shop publishes a different figure we record both and say so. A dash means we have not verified that price ourselves yet.
What Birchwood Pine actually smells like
- Top First impression, fades fastest
- Middle The body of the scent
- Base What lingers in the room
How close each one gets
Pinon
P.F. Candle CoPine and fir balsam over amber, on vanilla, cedarwood and cinnamon. It shares the conifer and swaps the musk base for spice.
Catskills
Brooklyn Candle StudioFir balsam, cypress, pine, eucalyptus and juniper on cedar and sandalwood. The most complete verified conifer accord.
Santal
Brooklyn Candle StudioCedar and pine under hinoki, on sandalwood and vetiver. Woodier and colder, without the amber warmth of the original.
What people ask about this scent
- Are those the maker's note tiers?
- No. The maker publishes these notes as a flat list without a top, middle and base. The grouping shown here is ours, arranged to make the accord readable, and it should not be read as the maker's own structure.
- Is this the same as a Christmas tree candle?
- It starts there and does not stay there. The musk and amber base make it work well outside December, which is not true of most conifer candles built on pine alone.
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